Send Mobile Phones (Commercial) → 🇧🇪 Belgium
Can I post Mobile Phones (Commercial) to Belgium?
A phone can be posted to Belgium; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
1-2 handsets; multiple new-in-box units are treated as commercial imports
- Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
Required at the destination customs authority
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Posting a phone to Belgium is permitted; two frameworks apply. Postal dangerous-goods rules require lithium batteries to be installed in the device (UN 3481) — loose spare batteries are barred from international mail. On the customs side Federal Public Service Finance — General Administration of Customs and Excise applies the ordinary parcel framework to the declared value: import VAT/GST at 21% applies above the exemption threshold. EU EUR 22 import-VAT exemption ended 1 July 2021. All commercial parcels into Belgium attract 21% TVA/BTW regardless of value. Customs duty 0% under EUR 150; standard rate above. Multiple new-in-box units read as commercial imports; single used personal phones (a repaired or forgotten device sent on) are routine.
Ship the battery installed in the phone, declare the true value, and use tracked service — phones are among the most-pilfered and most-inspected parcel categories.
1-2 handsets; multiple new-in-box units are treated as commercial imports
- —Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
National Post and Federal Public Service Finance handle inbound parcels at major IMCs. Personal-import parcels under EUR 150 attract 21% TVA/BTW only; above attracts customs duty + TVA/BTW + clearance fee. Prohibited mail: narcotics, counterfeit goods, CITES species, asbestos.
Sending Mobile Phones (Commercial) to other countries
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇺🇸 United States
Lithium battery rules apply; FCC compliance needed
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
A phone can be posted to United Kingdom; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇨🇦 Canada
A phone can be posted to Canada; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇦🇺 Australia
A phone can be posted to Australia; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇳🇿 New Zealand
A phone can be posted to New Zealand; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
Mobile Phones (Commercial)
🇹🇭 Thailand
A phone can be posted to Thailand; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.